On-Site Cost Manager & QS for Data Center Projects

Turnertownsend; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 115,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Turner & Townsend are seeking a Cost Manager/Quantity Surveyor to support construction cost services for a large-scale data center program. The role is primarily site-based with on-site presence at the project site in Miami County, Ohio.

We require 3–5 years of relevant cost management experience, a Bachelor's degree in construction-related field, and strong communication skills. Compensation ranges from $115,000 to $145,000 USD plus bonuses and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
• Minimum 3–5 years of relevant experience working in a cost management role in the construction industry.
• RICS accredited or working towards it is valuable.
• Experience supporting cost management on medium or large sized construction projects is beneficial.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Advising client on strategies, managing prequalification of vendors, assessing proposals, bids, and bid levelling documents, making final recommendations to the client, attending & chairing bid interviews, and managing appointment process.
• Manage estimating services for full project by developing project estimates, reviewing estimations prepared by junior team members, presenting estimates to client, presenting value engineering recommendations and risk assessments to client, meeting with vendors to review, validate, and challenge costs, and reviewing estimates by utilizing benchmark data collected from other projects.
• Manage cost reporting by establishing reporting schedule, reviewing & presenting cost reports and forecasts, reviewing project budget & spend forecast with the client, developing & maintaining commercial risk register, and hosting periodic meetings with project team & vendors.
• Manage cost control process by reviewing payment application assessments prepared by junior team members, liaising with project managers to recommend contractor entitlements, reviewing requests for change orders from vendors & making recommendations to client, and using dispute prevention/management/resolution procedures to manage payment requisitions, change orders, and contractual disputes.
• Manage & monitor invoicing process.
• Benchmark performance against other successful commissions.
• Manage all facets of the final accounting process and post contract audits and account close outs.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction

Tools

Cost Estimating Software

Take-off Software

Job description

Turner & Townsend are seeking a Cost Manager/Quantity Surveyor to support construction cost services for a large-scale data center program. The role is primarily site-based with on-site presence at the project site in Miami County, Ohio.

We require 3–5 years of relevant cost management experience, a Bachelor's degree in construction-related field, and strong communication skills. Compensation ranges from $115,000 to $145,000 USD plus bonuses and benefits.